Pro-lifers in North American know that they have few friends – many enemies – on the media. In the press, on radio and on television, the news is not reported objectively but is coloured and manipulated to suit the media’s own political and social ideologies. Any active pro-life can give examples of biased stories, misquotations remarks taken out of context, and even [...]
The Manitoba Committee on Unplanned Pregnancy was formed in June of 1985 and is a coalition of six organizations, all of whom support abortion, one of the most notable being Planned Parenthood Manitoba. The Committee, instituted to address the issue of adolescent unplanned pregnancies, developed a slick campaign, well-funded by the provincial government. Planned Parenthood was given $40,000 to establish a 24-hour [...]
The coming election in Ontario affords the voter the opportunity to rate the moral character of the government and opposing parties. Shall we, in Ontario, continue to apologize to our friends, neighbours and co-workers for speaking up as the voice of reason? Is there any need to apologize for rebuking the legislative nonsense going on around us? Do right and wrong exist [...]
The surprise resignation of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell on June 26 gave the Regan administration the opportunity that pro-lifers have been hoping and praying for a chance to swing the Court towards a more constitutional jurisprudence, and a chance to overturn Roe v. Wade. Powell was the swing vote in a number of 5-4 decisions, for example, on abortion [...]
Since the Dalkon Shield was take off the market in 1974, there have been some 320,000 lawsuits worldwide against A.H. Robins, the drug company which marketed the Shield. About 6,000 of these claimants are Canadians. In 1985, A.H. Robins filed for bankruptcy after settling nearly 10,000 lawsuits, costing them $490 million. But considering the firm’s profits in 1986 - $82 million – [...]
Montreal hosted the Fifteenth Annual General Meeting of the Alliance For Life. Approximately 200 delegates from across Canada attended the three-day meeting, hearing respected guest speakers and rallying together in a spirit of unity. It began with the showing of Eclipse of Reason, and a speech from the film’s creator. Dr. Bernard Nathanson. Eclipse of Reason is graphic in its stark depiction [...]
Cecilia Moore of Vancouver has won a small victory in the B.C. Supreme Court of Appeal. The court et aside an earlier Supreme Court order which struck out part of her claim. Her case will now have a fresh start when it is reheard in the province’s highest court. Moore’s ordeal began in the spring of 1985 when, as an employee of [...]
On October 16 and 17, in Saskatoon a new pro-family women’s organization, Victorious Women of Canada, will have their annual national convention. Guest speakers will be Beverly LaHaye of Concerned Women for America and Dr. Alex Kindy MP for Calgary East. The convention theme is “Education for Action.” There will be workshops on daycare, sexual orientation legislation, pay equity, parental choice in [...]
The National Right to Life Conference for 1987 was held in New Orleans in June, attended by some 1,500 delegates representing all states of the Union. Following the conference, The International Right to Life Federation held a seminar including reports from pro-life leaders around the world. The presence of well-known experts from many countries, and the contribution of their expertise and experience [...]
If a person really believes that abortion is the taking of a human life, is it enough to simply oppose abortion? Jim Demers has, by his actions, given a clear answer as to what his position is on that very difficult question. In January 1985, Jim Demers was charged with theft, possession of stolen property, and mischief following an incident at Kootenay [...]
Robert Scott’s abortion facilities on Gerrard Street in Toronto was the scene of an exciting pro-life demonstration on July 24. Over the course of the day, over 200 supporters gathered to protest the illegal operations of his ‘clinic.’ Protesters were out for an early start, and the numbers grew as the day progressed. Early in the afternoon, 15 protestors sat down on [...]
On July 16, following a marathon session, Manitoba’s NDP government passed its controversial Human Rights Code (Bill 47), into legislation. The Code, introduced in May by Attorney General Roland Penner, encountered very stiff opposition due primarily to the inclusion of “sexual orientation” among the prohibited grounds of discrimination. The weeks following introduction and preceding passage of the Bill, were rife with controversy. [...]
Election Campaign April 1985 Liberal leader David Peterson tells students that he favour existing law (outlawing clinics) but “is concerned that there is not enough access.” Liberals support OHIP payments for abortions and if elected, promises to pay for travel costs, if there is no hospital within 300 Km (186 miles) of the woman’s homes. April 1985 Peterson promises that as premier, [...]
Sad Tories . . . Anthony Hawkins Ontario Tories, October 1984 The Ontario Tory leadership race is under way. Candidate Dennis Timbrell declares that he accepts the federal law on abortion (Section 251 of the Criminal Code). However, he opposed abortion on demand and any further liberalization of the abortion law. December 1984 The Attorney General Roy McMurtry, appeals the November 1984 [...]
July 1985 Premier Peterson, speaking in the Ontario Legislature, confirms that the new Liberal/NDP government will seek “methods of having fair and even access across the province for regularly constituted abortion clinics.” Verbal violence of the media (Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, television and radio) against pro-life picketers continues to accelerate (“Anti-choice fanatics…”, anti-choice extremists…”, dangerous lunatic fringe…”, Pro-life terrorists…”, deranged minority…”, [...]